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Woman, 102, dotes on 82-year-old car
upi ^ | Sept. 17, 2012

Posted on 09/18/2012 6:20:58 AM PDT by JoeProBono

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To: CAluvdubya

59 seconds. I owe you a Coke.


21 posted on 09/18/2012 7:01:09 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: JoeProBono

Well, my husband has seen a ticket, or two, in his 2003 Cadillac. Those caars can get away from you because they are so quiet and smooth. It idles at 40mph. LOL.

Remarkable lady. The first thing my husband said was “That car doesn’t have power steering.” I though my mother was something because we got her to give up her car at 99, but Margaret Dunning is something else!


22 posted on 09/18/2012 7:04:35 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (Joe Biden is reported to be seeking asylum in a foreign country so he does not have to debate Ryan.)
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To: JoeProBono
Just sent this to my 86 year old Porsche driving mother.
23 posted on 09/18/2012 7:06:17 AM PDT by CrazyIvan (Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
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To: Williams

My folks owned an especially ugly ‘49 Packard when we were stationed in Japan in the mid 1950s. Most roads outside the cities were unpaved and it took a tank like the Packard to survive any kind of countryside travel.

One day in May (May 1st) the Packard was parked in front of our house when an anti American demonstration took place. The rioters spotted the Packard and with great effort, flipped the massive sedan over on its top and set it on fire.

Dad was out of town that day but when he returned, he walked right past the big scorch mark on the pavement (and ignored the hammer and sickle painted on our front door) and his first words were, “What the hell happened to the Packard?”


24 posted on 09/18/2012 7:06:26 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (I didn't post this. Someone else did.)
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To: central_va

That was the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine.That engine made the P-51 Mustang the premier fighter of WWII!


25 posted on 09/18/2012 7:09:20 AM PDT by bandleader
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To: JoeProBono

My grandfather always bought used Packards (pre WWII) for his teen-aged sons to drive because he said he “wanted people to see them coming!”


26 posted on 09/18/2012 7:09:39 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (Joe Biden is reported to be seeking asylum in a foreign country so he does not have to debate Ryan.)
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To: treetopsandroofs

The rumble seat is open.


27 posted on 09/18/2012 7:20:48 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV))
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To: CAluvdubya
:) I wish they made cars that looked like this, again.

They would probably get it wrong. What were those horrible retro cars of the 70's, Excelsiors? All the proportions were wrong.

Old car bodies used to sit on top of the frame rails. Hot rodders would "channel" them to lower the body between the rails. Now, all new cars are effectively channeled in their unibodies.

You'd probably have to build the replica car on a truck chassis to get it to look right at all, and it probably wouldn't pass any of the regulations.

Best scenario, save an old car.

28 posted on 09/18/2012 7:26:40 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: Williams

Yes,she could drive to her death panel meeting in style!


29 posted on 09/18/2012 7:27:08 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: JoeProBono

Bless her heart. Neat lady. Is she still available?


30 posted on 09/18/2012 7:27:24 AM PDT by Jimmy4Toes (Is a sarcasm tag really necessary?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
“That car doesn’t have power steering.”

In one of the shots, you can see the ole' gal has pretty good arm muscles. And I say that with utmost respect and admiration.

31 posted on 09/18/2012 7:32:01 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: treetopsandroofs

It is called a rumble seat. Commonly used to transport your mother-in-law or children you don’t want to listen to. It is an antiquated concept since people bring their kids everywhere with them these days.


32 posted on 09/18/2012 7:48:57 AM PDT by toolman1401
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To: Rinnwald

Indeed! But, I’m a lot younger; and I couldn’t heft a big car around without power steering! My mom, at 99, is in pretty good shape, despite her recently broken leg, but this woman looks like she’s 75 — not 102.

Disregarding the remarkable Margaret Dunning — that is one gorgeous car. No wonder she babies it.


33 posted on 09/18/2012 7:53:16 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (Joe Biden is reported to be seeking asylum in a foreign country so he does not have to debate Ryan.)
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34 posted on 09/18/2012 7:53:58 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: Rinnwald

Do you mean the Excaliber?


35 posted on 09/18/2012 7:55:00 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic (Joe Biden is reported to be seeking asylum in a foreign country so he does not have to debate Ryan.)
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To: JoeProBono

Whoa! Nice curves.


36 posted on 09/18/2012 8:01:58 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: JoeProBono; gonzo; mickie
I used to love rumble seats during my teenie days. The driver would tear around a corner and the young feller next to you would get plastered thrillingly to your side.....swoon, swoon, hubba hubba hubba.

Leni

37 posted on 09/18/2012 8:02:45 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Do you mean the Excaliber?

Yeah, that's probably it.

38 posted on 09/18/2012 8:04:46 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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39 posted on 09/18/2012 8:23:34 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: treetopsandroofs

I believe “that red thing” is the rumble seat.


40 posted on 09/18/2012 8:33:11 AM PDT by EggsAckley ("There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply!")
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